Verified Release Artifacts

Download Iron Linux.

Official boot media for x86-64 PCs and ARM64 single-board computers. Every build includes verified SHA-256 integrity checksums.

AVAILABLEAMD64 / x86-64

Iron Linux for PC

Laptops, Desktops & Virtual Machines

Artifactiron-linux-amd64.iso

File Size1.4 GB

Base OSDebian 13 (Trixie) • Kernel 6.12

Target HardwareIntel / AMD 64-bit CPU, 2GB+ RAM, 20GB disk

SHA-256 Checksum

eaf3da617909f07f39454612ce3fe8e71c74484e4cdf9209416899bb9508b541

Download AMD64 / x86-64

Source: GitHub Releases (v0.1.0)Alternative link / details ↗

Installation Guide →Verified Build

AVAILABLEARM64 / aarch64

Iron Linux for Raspberry Pi 4

Raspberry Pi 4 Model B (SBC)

Artifactiron-linux-rpi4-arm64.img.xz

File Size1.7 GB (8.0 GB raw)

Base OSDebian 13 (Trixie) • Kernel 6.12 • VC4 KMS

Target HardwareRaspberry Pi 4 (4GB / 8GB), 16GB+ microSD

SHA-256 Checksum

004d6884b94780a2d2d75f76216b9f13d567359e18e773df7ae9b348c91ba76c

Download ARM64 / aarch64

Source: Google Drive Large ArtifactsAlternative link / details ↗

Installation Guide →Verified Build

Release Distribution & Hosting

Iron Linux installation media is built from clean source repositories using Debian live-build and the Raspberry Pi ARM64 pipeline. AMD64 ISO images are published directly to GitHub Releases, while large Raspberry Pi image archives are hosted on Google Drive. You can also build images locally in under 10 minutes using the scripts in the source repository.

Security & Integrity

Verifying Your Download

Always verify the SHA-256 integrity hash of your downloaded file before writing to flash media to ensure the image is untampered and complete.

Verify AMD64 ISO:

Terminal (Linux / macOS)bash

echo 'eaf3da617909f07f39454612ce3fe8e71c74484e4cdf9209416899bb9508b541  iron-linux-amd64.iso' | sha256sum --check

Verify Raspberry Pi 4 compressed image:

Terminal (Linux / macOS)bash

echo '004d6884b94780a2d2d75f76216b9f13d567359e18e773df7ae9b348c91ba76c  iron-linux-rpi4-arm64.img.xz' | sha256sum --check

Hardware Requirements

Component	Minimum Specification	Recommended Specification
Processor (CPU)	x86-64 64-bit dual-core / Cortex-A72	Quad-core 2.0GHz+ (Intel Core, AMD Ryzen, BCM2711)
System Memory (RAM)	1.5 GB RAM	4.0 GB+ RAM for web multitasking
Storage Drive	10 GB free disk space (or 16GB microSD)	32 GB+ NVMe SSD / Class 10 U3 microSD
Graphics Acceleration	KMS / DRM compatible GPU (Mesa / Intel / AMD)	Direct DRI3 / Wayland supported hardware
Boot Firmware	Legacy BIOS or 64-bit UEFI	Standard UEFI 2.0+ (Secure Boot off during preview)